Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Shoplifter hops freight train to fless police privateofficer.com

Fort
Wayne IN March 7 2017 A suspected shoplifter took an unusual
route to elude police Wednesday when he hopped on a moving freight train after
being chased in his car, police said.

The unidentified man left the Sears store in
Glenbrook Square on Fort Wayne’s north side around 1:40 p.m. in a tan four-door
Ford passenger car after loss prevention personnel phoned in a shoplifting in
progress, police said.

A Fort Wayne officer spotted the car driving south
on Clinton Street and tried to pull the man over.

The suspect ignored the officer and was pursued on
Clinton and then west on Fourth Street. He then drove onto the Rivergreenway, a
bike and hiking trail, for a short distance before driving back on to Harrison
Street where the chase briefly stopped.

Another officer saw the vehicle further east and
attempted a traffic stop that resulted in another pursuit, this time when the
suspect drove his car along the railroad tracks near Grant Avenue.

The suspect bailed from his car and jumped on to a
moving freight train, hanging on for a few blocks before he jumped off and
eventually was taken into custody by police.